Quilting and Patchwork

April 4th, 2008

Quilting the Outhouse!

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 Quilters find many sources of inspiration, and pictures of unusual buildings often play a role.  In this year’s round robin for my daughter’s quilt group, each quilter submits a photo and the others design small quilt hangings inspired by it.
A photo of an outhouse has yielded interesting results.
Check out Beth’s Meandering Threads blog, particularly the post, […]

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March 18th, 2008

My Quilting in the 80’s

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 The  b5media Lifestyles Channel, of which Quilting and Patchwork is a part, recalls the 1980s for their Theme Day this month.  I’ll reminisce about the 80’s as it relates to my quilting.
At that time I was operating my in-home quiltmaking business, writing a quilt business column for a Quilt World Omnibook magazine (which no longer is […]

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March 16th, 2008

The Fascination of Dyeing Fabrics

My daughter Beth enjoys dyeing fabrics, along with painting them.  Recently she took over the kitchen and spread out her dyeing materials.

Actually these are some plastic bags of dyed fabrics that are drying.  For more dyeing details from Beth, visit Dyeing Day, at her Meandering Threads blog.
Here are some of the results of Beth’s dyeing […]

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